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Artist:
Benjamin Trott, born Boston, MA ca. 1770-died Washington, DC 1843  Search this
Sitter:
Miriam Etting Myers  Search this
Medium:
watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
3 x 2 1/4 in. (7.7 x 5.7 cm) oval
Type:
Painting-Miniature
Date:
ca. 1805
Luce Center Label:
Miriam Etting Meyers (Mrs. Jacob Meyers) was born in 1787 and died in 1808. Her father, Solomon Etting, whose portrait was also painted by Benjamin Trott, led the movement in Maryland’s statehouse for the “Jew Bill,” which permitted Jews in Maryland to hold public office without having to first renounce their faith. This miniature was first attributed to Edward Greene Malbone, a rival portraitist whose success Trott greatly envied. Malbone had approached Trott in 1809 in hopes that the two painters could exchange some of their works and learn from each other’s strengths, but Trott quickly rejected the idea.
Topic:
Portrait female\bust  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Object number:
1959.5.1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78c30e11f-6d12-4e0c-ada5-7324d0213b90
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1959.5.1